Faulty browsers, sibling cameos, the occasional frantic dog tail in the corner of a screen: These are a few of the daily surprises that scatter focus and make remote teachers like Jimi’ Rogers into air traffic controllers of virtual space.
A day in the life of Ms. Rogers, a third grade teacher at L.O. Kimberly Elementary School in Atlanta, is a window on how much of the learning environment of the pandemic seems out of her control. On a typical day, only three-fourths of her class shows up, and Ms. Rogers has only met four of her pupils in person through tutoring at the school and home visits.
Faulty browsers, sibling cameos, the occasional frantic dog tail in the corner of a screen: These are a few of the daily surprises that scatter focus and make remote teachers like Jimi’ Rogers into air traffic controllers of virtual space.
A day in the life of Ms. Rogers, a third grade teacher at L.O. Kimberly Elementary School in Atlanta, is a window on how much of the learning environment of the pandemic seems out of her control. On a typical day, only three-fourths of her class shows up, and Ms. Rogers has only met four of her pupils in person through tutoring at the school and home visits.